Semi-luxury buses to be removed by year-end: NTC

JuniorCitizen Thursday, 31 May 2018 10:10 PM

"the ministry has decided to import new low-floor buses and remove the old ones from the fleet" - long overdue but very much needed. But the drivers have to be taught how to drive these properly, our Formula 1 drivers will wreck them in weeks.

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Suresh Friday, 01 June 2018 01:59 PM

appreciate the new strategy, the Buses to be upgraded with luxury socially for the long distance routes.People are suffering by travelling these Leyland normal buses with narrow seats and sitting more than 5,6 hours and also this makes the people sick.The transport ministry should take immediate actions and they should use the CTB luxury buses even with higher prices for the long distances, people are willing to pay for CTB rather than Private sector poor quality buses.

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Danny Friday, 01 June 2018 02:42 PM

Another big fart! The list grows.

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traveller Friday, 01 June 2018 04:08 PM

Semi luxury is only the name with higher fare and no service, they just have a blue name board with a logo (S) charge with high fare, stop every- where and pickup every- where as they want making long time travel and worst than a local bus service, please don't wait till end of the year which is too long and implement immediately for the benefit of the travellers.

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Jothi Pala Saturday, 02 June 2018 12:21 PM

They type of buses in operation in Sri Lanka are very similiar to buses in all thrid world countries. The developed countries have the latest and its a pleasure to ride in them, not the uncomfortable bone shakers we get here. Its high time our buses are replaced with the latest ones for the fee paying bus travellers. The Governemnr owes it to them.

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